Module 5

The Teacher as a Professional

In this Module

The Teacher as a Professional

The Professionalization of Teaching

PD1006 Providing for the Professionalization of Teachers,
Regulating Their Practice in the Philippines and for Other
Purposes
RA 7836 t rofessionalization Act
RA 9293 An Act amending certain Sections of RA7836
otherwise known as the Philippine Teachers
Professionalization Act of 1994
Professional Ethics
Code of Conduct for Professional Teachers
Code of Conduct for Public Officials and Employees (RA
6713)
Teacher Welfare and Privileges - The Magna Carta
for Public School Teachers (RA 4670)
The
Education Act of 1982(BP 232)
Teachers as Persons in Authority (CA 578)

Becoming a professional is not only about wearing a suit, leading a

team, or obtaining a degree. After all, it requires tact, patience, and
commitment. It is also about the values of responsibility, accountability,
integrity, and excellence at all times in all places.
Teaching then is a dynamic and challenging profession. It requires one
to establish a good and harmonious relationship with parents, students, and
other stakeholders. Professional teachers are required to maintain good ethical
standards and practice good values worthy of emulation while sustaining the
practice of professional standards.

At the completion of this module you should be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding on the different laws regulating teachers as

professionals and the conduct of teaching as a profession; and
2. Apply concepts learned in the different abbreviated case scenario provided
every after the lesson.

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 Lesson
The Professionalization of Teaching
1

At the end of the lesson the students can:

1. Discuss the important provisions of being a professional teacher as
stipulated in PD 1006, RA 7836 and RA 9293; and
2. Create a short poem following the Haiku format describing a professional
teacher.

Introduction

In this lesson, you will be introduced to an important document that

strengthens the practice of a professional teacher in the Philippines.

Concept Web

Direction: Choose a partner and discuss the meaning of the term professional
using the concept web below. You may write anything related to the term and can add
additional shapes and lines if needed.

Professional

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 Analysis: Let Us Analyze

Guide Questions:

1. Based on the answers you have above, what do you mean by the term
professional?
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2. How do you feel upon knowing your perspective of a professional?
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Let us examine some Excerpts from:

A. PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO 1006 Providing For The

Professionalization Of Teachers, Regulating Their Practice In The
Philippines And For Other Purposes

WHEREAS, the Constitution provides that "All educational

institutions shall be under the supervision of; and subject to regulation
by, the State", and requires that "the State shall establish and maintain
a complete, adequate and integrated system of education relevant to the
goals of national development";
WHEREAS, in the pursuit on these objectives, the Department of
Education and Culture has adopted ways and means of overseeing all
the educational institutions in the country;
WHEREAS, this supervisory function of the DEC has been primarily
beamed towards insuring that the educational institutions inculcate in
the studentry love of the country, teach the duties of citizenship, and
develop moral character, personal discipline, and scientific,
technological and vocational efficiency;
WHEREAS, to implement these objectives, the institutions have relied
upon their teachers whose direct and continuing interaction with the
young people and the children make them potent forces for the
development of proper attitudes among the citizenry;
WHEREAS, this accounts for the tremendous growth of the teaching
population, comprising in the civil service sector alone more than
300,000 teachers deployed all over the country;
WHEREAS, to insure that in the immediacy and urgency of teacher
recruitment qualitative requirements are not overlooked, it has become
necessary to regulate the teaching profession;
WHEREAS, although teaching requires a number of years of collegiate
study, it is the only course that it is not yet considered a profession;
WHEREAS, in recognition of the vital role of teachers in nation-
building and as an incentive to raise the morale of teachers, it is
imperative that they be considered as professionals and teaching be
recognized as a profession.

Note: For a better understanding of the Presidential Decree 1006 please refer to
Annex A.

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 B. Republic Act No 7836 regarding the Act to Strengthen the Regulation and
Supervision of the Practice of Teaching in the Philippines and Prescribing
a Licensure Examination for Teachers and for Other Purposes.

Section 1. Short Title

The Act shall be known as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994

Section 2. Statement of Policy

The state recognizes the role of teachers in nation building and development through a
responsible and literate citizenry. Towards this end, the state shall ensure and promote
quality education by proper supervision and regulation of the licensure examination
and professionalization of the practice of the teaching profession.

Section 3. Objectives

a. The promotion, development and professionalization of teachers and the

teaching profession; and
b. The supervision and regulation of the licensure examination.

Section 4. Definition of Terms

For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall mean:
a. Teaching refers to the profession concerned mainly with classroom
instruction at the elementary and secondary levels in accordance with the
curriculum prescribed by the Department of Education, Culture and Sports,
whether on part-time or full-time basis in the private or public schools.
b. to all persons engaged in teaching at the elementary and
secondary levels, whether on full-time or part-time basis, including industrial
arts or vocational teachers and all other persons performing supervisory and/or
administrative functions in all schools in the aforesaid levels and qualified to
practice teaching under this Act.
c.
constituted under this Act.
d.

Article III. Examination and Registration

Section 13. Examination, Registration and License Required

a. All applicants for the registration as professional teachers shall be required to

undergo a written examination which shall be given at least once a year in

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Commission.
b. A valid certificate and a valid professional license from the Commission are
required before any person is allowed to practice as a professional teacher in
the Philippines, except as otherwise allowed under this Act.

Section 14. Scope of Examination

a. The examination for the elementary and secondary school teachers shall be
separate. The examination for the elementary level shall consist of two parts:
professional education and general education
b. The examination for the secondary level shall consist of three parts:
professional education, general education and specialization

Section 15. Qualification Requirement of Applicants

No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination unless, on the date of filing of
the application, he shall have complied with the following requirements:
a. A citizen of the Philippines or an alien whose country has reciprocity with the
Philippines in the practice of the teaching profession;
b. At least eighteen (18) years of age;
c. In good health and of good reputation with high moral values;
d. Has not been convicted by final judgment by a court for an offense involving
moral turpitude;
e. A graduate of a school, college or a university recognized by the government
and possesses the minimum qualifications, as follows:
1. For teachers in pre-
education (BECED) or its equivalent;
2. For
education (BSEED) or its equivalent;
3.

with at least ten (10) units in professional education; and

4. For teachers or vocational and two-
degree in the field of specialization or its equivalent with at least 18 units
in professional education.

Section 16. Report of the results of the Examination

The Board shall, within one hundred (120) days after the examination, report the
ratings obtained by each candidate to the Professional Regulation Commissions for
approval and appropriate action.

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Section 17. Issuance of Certificate and Professional License

The registration of a professional teacher commences from the date his name is
enrolled in a roster of professional teachers. Every registrant who has satisfactorily
met all the requirements specified on this Act shall, upon payment of the professional
registration fee, be issued a certificate of registration as a professional bearing the full
name of the registrant with serial number and date of issuance signed by the chairman
of the Commission and the chairman, vice chairman and a member of the Board,
stamped with the official seal as evidence that the person named therein is entitled to
practice the profession with all the rights and privileges appurtenant thereto. The
certificate shall remain in full force and effect until withdrawn, suspended and/or
revoked in accordance with the law.

Section 18. Oath Before Practice

Every registrant shall be required to take his professional oath before practicing as a
professional teacher.

Section 19. Periodic Merit Examination of Teachers

To encourage continuing professional growth and development and to provide

additional basis for merit promotion in addition to their performance rating, teachers
may take an oral and written examination at least once in five years as basis for merit
promotion. In taking this examination, no fee shall be required.

Section 23. Revocation of the Certificate of Registration/License and Suspension

from the Practice of the Teaching Profession

Conviction for any criminal offense

Declaration by the court of competent jurisdiction for being mentally unsound
or insane
Malpractices, gross incompetence, gross negligence or serious ignorance of
the practice of the teaching practice.
The use of perpetration of any fraud or deceit in obtaining a certificate of
registration and/or professional license
Violation of the code of ethics for professional teachers and this republic act
Unjustified or willful failure to attend seminars, workshops, conferences or
continuing professional education program

Article IV. Provisions relative to the Practice of the Teaching Provision

Section 27. Inhibition against the Practice of Teaching Profession

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Except as otherwise allowed under this Act, no person shall practice or offer to
practice the teaching profession in the Philippines or be appointed as teacher to any
position calling for a teaching position without having previously obtained a valid
certificate of registration and a valid professional license from the Commission.

C. RA 9293 An Act amending certain sections of RA 7836 otherwise known

as the Philippine Teachers Professionalization Act of 1994

Section 1. Section 15; of RA 7836 is hereby amended as follows:

Section 15 Qualification Requirements of Applicants.

No applicant shall be admitted to take the examination unless, on the filing of the
application, he shall have complied with the following requirements:

a. A graduate of a school, college or university recognized by the

government and possesses the minimum educational qualifications as
follows:
1. For teachers in pre-
childhood education (BECED) or its equivalent;
2. For teachers in the elementary grades, a bac
elementary education (BSEED) or its equivalent;
3.
education or its equivalent with a major or minor or a
eighteen
(18) units in professional education; and
4. For teachers or vocational and two-year technical courses, a

equivalent with at least eighteen (18) units in professional

education.

Section 4. References to the Term

Department of Education culture and Sports, in Section 4 (a) and Section 25

and the term DECS in Section 20 of the same Act are hereby amended to read as

Do this: Write your understanding on the following:

a. What is the role of a professional teacher in nation building?
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You may now proceed to lesson 2.

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 Lesson
Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
2

At the end of the module the students can:

a. Discuss on how a professional teacher behave in the practice of the

teaching profession.
b. Apply selected provisions in the Code of Ethics in the abbreviated case
scenario relevant to the practice of the teaching profession.

Introduction

The Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers describes the manner a teacher
conducts inside and outside the classroom as well as in dealing with situations
relevant to the practice of the teaching profession.

In this module you will be introduced to the different provisions that will
guide you as a future teacher in your manner of dealing and relating with students, co-
teachers, administrators, parents and other stakeholders.

Think Break
Direction: Look for a partner and discuss the significance of the following quotes
from renowned authors regarding teaching and learning.

a. The test of a good teacher is not how many questions he can ask his pupils that
they will answer readily, but how many questions he inspires them to ask him
which he finds it hard to answer. -Alice Wellington Rollins
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Analysis: Let Us Analyze

Guide Questions:

1. Based on your answers above, how do you think a teacher should behave
in the practice of the teaching profession?
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2. How do you feel upon knowing that there are certain behaviors needed to
effectively practice the profession?
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3. What are you going to do to become better if not best in the practice of the
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Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers

Preamble
Teachers are duly licensed professional who possess dignity and reputation
with High moral values as well as technical and professional competence. In the
practice of their noble profession, they strictly adhere to, observe, and practice this set
of ethical and moral principles, standards, and values.

Article I. Scope and Limitations

Section 1
The Philippine constitution provides that all educational institutions shall offer
quality education for all Filipino citizens, a vision that requires professionally
competent teachers committed to is full realization. The provisions of this code shall
apply, therefore to all teachers in all schools in the Philippines.

Section 2
This code covers all public and private school teachers in all educational
institutions at the preschool, primary, elementary, and secondary levels whether
academic, vocational, special, technical ,or non-
include industrial art or vocational teachers and all other persons performing
supervisory and/or administrative functions in all schools at aforesaid levels, whether
on full-time or part-time basis.

Article II. The Teacher and The State

Section I
The schools are the nurseries of the citizens of the state. Each teacher is a
trustee of the cultural and educational heritage of the nation and is under obligation to
transmit to learners such heritage as well as to elevate national morality, promote
national pride, cultivate love of country, instill allegiance to the constitution and
respect all duly constituted authorities, and promote obedience to the laws of the state.

Section 2
Every teacher or school shall actively help carry out the declared policies of
the state, and shall take an oath to this effect.

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Section 3
In the interest of the state of the Filipino people as much as of his own every
teacher shall be physically, mentally, and morally fit.

Section 4
Every teacher shall possess and actualize full commitment and devotion to duty.

Section 5
A teacher shall not engage in the promotion of any political, religious, or other
partisan interest, and shall not, directly, or indirectly, solicit, require, collect, or
receive any money, service other valuable material from any person or entity for such
purposes.

Section 6
Every teacher shall vote and shall exercise all other constitutional right and
responsibilities.

Section 7
A teacher shall not use his position or official authority of influence to coerce
any other person to follow any political course of action.

Section 8
Every teacher shall enjoy academic freedom and shall have the privilege of
sharing the product of his researches and investigations, provided that , if the results
are inimical to the declared policies of the state, they shall be drawn to the proper
authorities for appropriate remedial action.

Article III. The Teacher And The Community

Section 1
A teacher is a facilitator of learning and development of the youth; he shall,
therefore, render the best services by providing an environment conducive to such
learning and growth.

Section 2
Every teacher shall provide leadership and initiative to actively participate in
community movements for moral , social ,educational, economic and civic
betterment.

Section 3
Every teacher shall merit reasonable social recognition for which purpose he
shall behave with honor and dignity at all times and refrain from such activities such
as gambling, smoking, drunkenness, and other excess, much less illicit relations.

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Section 4
Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community, and
shall , therefore, study and understand local customs and traditions in order to have a
sympathetic attitude, therefore , refrain from disparaging the community.

Section 5
Every teacher shall help the school keep the people in the community

problems.

Section 6
Every teacher is an intellectual leader in the community, especially in the
barangay , and shall welcome the opportunity to provide such leadership when needed
to extend counseling services, as appropriate, and to actively be involved in matters
effecting the welfare of the people.

Section 7
Every teacher shall maintain harmonious and pleasant personal and official
relations with other professionals, with government officials, and with the people,
individually or collectively.

Section 8
A teacher possesses freedom to attend church sand worship, as appropriate,
but shall not use his position and influence others

Article IV. The Teacher And The Profession

Section 1
Every teacher shall actively help insure that teaching is the noblest
possession, and shall not manifest genuine enthusiasm and pride in teaching as a
noble calling.

Section 2
Every teacher shall uphold the highest possible standards of quality education,
shall make the best preparation for the career of teaching, and shall be at his best at all
times in the practice of his profession.

Section 3
Every teacher shall participate in the continuing professional education (CPE)
program of the Professional Regulation Commission, and shall pursue such other
studies as will improve his efficiency, enhance the prestige of the profession, and
strengthen his competence, virtues , and productivity in order to be nationally and
internationally competitive.

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Section 4
Every teacher shall help , if duly authorized, to seek, support for the school,
but shall not make improper misinterpretations through the personal advertisements
and other questionable means.

Section 5
Every teacher shall use the teaching profession in a manner that makes it a
dignified means for earning a decent living.

Article V. The Teacher And The Teaching Community

Section 1
Teachers shall, at all times, imbued with the spirit of professional loyalty, mutual
confidence, and faith in one another, self-sacrifice for the common good, and full cooperation
with colleagues . When the best interest of the learners, the school, or the profession is at
stake in any controversy, teachers shall support one another.

Section 2
A teacher is not entitled to claim for work not of his own, and shall give the due
credit for the work of others which he may use.

Section 3
Before leaving his position, a teacher shall organize and leave to his successor
such records and other data as necessary to carry on the work.

Section 4
A teacher shall hold inviolate all confidential information concerning
associates and the school, and shall not divulge to anyone documents which have not
yet been officially released , or remove records from the files without official
permissions.

Section 5
It shall be the responsibility of every teacher to seek correctives for what may
appear to be unprofessional and unethical conduct of any associate. This may be done
only if there is incontrovertible evidence for such conduct.

Section 6
A teacher may submit to the proper authorities any justifiable criticism against
an associate, preferably in writing, without violating any right of the individual
concerned.

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Section 7
A teacher may apply for a vacant position for which he is qualified, provided
that he respects the system of selection on the basis of merit and competence ,
provided, further that all qualified candidates are given the opportunity to be
considered.

ARTICLE VI. The Teacher and Higher Authorities In The Philippines

Section 1
A teacher shall make it his duty to make an honest effort to understand and
support the legitimate policies of the school and the administration regardless of
professional feeling or private opinion and shall faithfully carry them out.

Section 2
A teacher shall not make any false accusations or charges against superiors, especially
under anonymity. However, if there are valid charges, he should present such under
oath to competent authority.

Section 3
A teacher shall transact all official business through channels except when
special conditions warrant a different procedure. Such as when reforms are advocated
but are opposed by the immediate superior, in which case the teachers shall appear
directly to the appropriate higher authority.

Section 4
A teacher, individually or as part of a group, has a right to seek redress against
injustice and discrimination and , to the extent possible, shall raise his grievances
within democratic processes. In doing so, he shall avoid jeopardizing the interest and
welfare of learners whose right to learn must be respected.

Section 5
A teacher has a right to invoke principle that appointments, promotions, and
transfers of teachers are made only on the basis of merit and need in the interest of
the service.

Section 6
A teacher who accepts a position assumes a contractual obligation to live up to
his contract, assuming full knowledge of employment terms and conditions.

ARTICLE VII. School Officials, Teachers and Other Personnel

Section 1
School officials shall at all times show professional courtesy, helpfulness and
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enlightened direction.

Section 2
School officials, teachers, and other school personnel shall consider it their
cooperative responsibility to formulate policies or introduce important changes in the
system at all levels.

Section 3
School officials shall encourage and attend to the professional growth of all
teachers under them such as recommending them for promotion , giving them due
recognition for meritorious performance, and allowing them to participate in
conferences and training program.

Section 4
No school official shall dismiss or recommend for dismissal a teacher or other
subordinates except for cause.

Section 5
School authorities concerned shall ensure that public school teachers are
employed in accordance with pertinent civil service rules, and private school teachers
are issued contracts specifying the terms and conditions of their work, provided that
they are given, if qualified, subsequent permanent tenure, in accordance with existing
laws ,and , provided, further that they are duly registered and licensed professional
teachers.

ARTICLE VIII. The Teacher and Learners

Section 1
A teacher has the right and duly to determine the academic marks and the
promotion of learners in the subjects they handle. Such determination shall be in
accordance with generally accepted producers of evaluation and measurement. In case
of any complaint, teachers concerned shall immediately take appropriate action,
observing the process.

Section 2
A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of learners are his first
and foremost concern, and shall handle each learner justly and impartially.

Section 3
Under no circumstance shall a teacher be prejudiced nor discriminatory
against any learner.

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Section 4
A teacher shall not accept favors or gifts from learners, their parents or others
in their behalf in exchange for requested concessions, especially if undeserved.

Section 5
A teacher shall not accept, directly or indirectly, any remuneration from
tutorials other than what is authorized for such service.

Section 6

of academic performance.

Section 7
In situation where mutual attraction and subsequent love develop between
teacher and learner, the teacher shall exercise utmost professional discretion to avoid
scandal, gossip, and preferential treatment of the learner.

Section 8
A teachers shall not inflict corporal punishment on offending learners nor
make deductions from their scholastic ratings as punishment for acts which are clearly
not manifestations of poor scholarship.

Section 9
A teacher shall insure that conditions contributive to the maximum
development of learners are adequate, and shall extend needed assistance in
ties.

ARTICLE IX. The Teacher and Parents

Section 1
A teacher shall establish and maintain cordial relations with parents, and shall conduct
himself to merit their confidence and respect.

Section 2
A teacher shall inform parents, through proper authorities, of the progress or
deficiencies of learners under him, exercising utmost candor and tact in pointing out

improvement of learners.

Section 3
A teacher shall
and shall discourage unfair criticism.

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ARTICLE X. The Teacher and Business

Section 1
A teacher has a right to engage, directly or indirectly, in legitimate income
generation, provided that it does not relate to or adversely affect his work.

Section 2
A teacher shall maintain a good reputation with respect to financial matters
such as in the settlement of his just debts , loans and other financial affairs.

Section 3
NO teacher shall act, directly or indirectly, as agent of , or be financially
interested in, any commercial venture which furnish text books and other school
commodities in the purchase and disposal of which he can exercise official influence,
except only when his assignment is inherently related to such purchase and disposal ,
provided that such shall be in accordance with existing regulations.

ARTICLE XI. The Teacher as a Person

Section 1
A teacher shall live with dignity in all places at all times.

Section 2
A teacher shall place premium upon self-respect and self-discipline as the
principle behavior in all relationships with others and in all situations.

Section 3
A teacher shall maintain at all times a dignified personality which could serve
as a model worthy of emulation by learners, peers and others.

Section 4
A teacher shall always recognize the Almighty God or Being as guide of his
own destiny and of the destinies of men and nations.

ARTICLE XII. Disciplinary Action

Section 1
Any violation of any provision of this code shall be sufficient ground for the
imposition against the erring teacher of disciplinary action consisting of revocation of
his Certificate of Registration and license as professional Teacher, suspension from
the practice of teaching profession, reprimand , or cancellation of his
temporary/special permit under causes specified in Sec.23, Article III or R.A. no.
7836,and under Rule 31, Article V111, of the rules and Regulations Implementing
R.A. No. 7836.

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Do this: As a synthesis, write a five sentence letter to a classmate telling her/him on
how to become a professional teacher worthy of emulation as specified in the Code of
Ethics for Professional Teacher.
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Direction: Look for a partner and answer the following abbreviated case scenario
related to the practice of the teaching profession.

a. Mrs. Abrasado, a secondary school teacher at Spring Valley College, filed a

letter of complaint to the Office of the Principal of the said school. In her
letter, she specified that she has been with the school for ten years, a LET
passer, has conducted several researches and has been involved in the different
community extension activities of the school. And yet, was surprised upon
given the result of her status prepared and submitted by the ranking and
promotion committee last July 2019. It was reflected in the document that she
had retained her rank as assistant professor 2 for another two years as
recommended by the ranking and promotion committee. But she has known of
one faculty who was able to move from one rank to at least two ranks higher
even without passing all the other criteria. As the principal, what are you
n in the
Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers will justify the complaint of Mrs.
Abrasado? How are you going to address the issue?
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b. Mr. Domingo, a high school teacher at Spring Valley College, resigned from
his job in the middle of the year due to an opportunity abroad. Before he
leaves the school, he cleaned his drawer and locker at the faculty room, he
deleted all the necessary information in the computer unit at the faculty room
and brought with him all the records including the results of the exam,
quizzes, school register, and others. When the substitute teacher came in, she
started looking for all the records and the like for her to start on. The principal
thought all the while that the records are in the faculty room and directed the
substitute teacher to the faculty room. After a while, the substitute teacher
reported that all the records were nowhere to be found, neither in the locker
nor drawer, not even saved in the computer unit at the faculty room. As a
principal, what are you
justifiable? What provision in the code of Ethics for Professional Teachers did
Mr. Domingo violated? As the principal, how are you going to solve the
problem?
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! You may now proceed to lesson 3.

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